Toru Dean (183-PG, college: Langston) is a 183cm guard from Miami Florida playing his rookie season overseas with the TSV Bargteheide Bees (Germany-Regionalliga). He began his basketball career with South Miami High School and then played 3 seasons at Barry University (NCAA2) averaging 8.8ppg, 2.6rpg, 2.3apg, 1.1spg, FGP: 41.4%, 3PT: 32.9%, FT: 65.1% and in his second season averaged 12.0ppg, 3.6rpg, 4.0apg, 1.1spg, FGP: 39.2%, 3PT: 34.5%, FT: 46.2%; and in his third season averaged 9.1ppg, 4.3rpg, 4.1apg, 2.0spg, FGP: 39.9%, 3PT: 31.7%, FT: 62.9%. He then finished at Langston University, OK (NAIA) averaging 10.3ppg, 4.2rpg, 3.5apg, 1.9spg, FGP: 46.5%, 3PT: 37.1%, FT: 81.0% and 9.4ppg, 4.3rpg, 4.1apg, 2.1spg, FGP: 50.0%, 3PT: 29.3%, FT: 69.4%. He teams up every week with germanhoops.com to talk basketball.

Congrats on the tight 84-82 win over Bramsche. How did it feel winning a very tight game?

It was a really good game, I feel like sometimes we need to be in games like that to prepare us for the playoffs and when things get hard we would know how to execute and focus on the little details.

Talk about the 40 minutes and crunch-time period. How did you see the 40 minutes and what was key at the end for winning the game?

The key to this game was just defensively just being able to stop the ball in transition and not giving them any threes.

The team really let it rain three´s with 18. What was it like seeing the hot shooting. 6 guys hit three´s in the game. How special was that?

The last few games we had been struggling to make shots I feel like this is a good momentum starter for us again to carry on to the next game

How key was German Fabian Paetsch with 9 points and 3 three´s. What is so special about his game?

He can really shoot the lights out of the ball. Just have to know when he’s ready to get the ball to him so he can let it fly.

What was it like battling Boston Stanton. He led Bramsche with 21 points. What made it so hard to contain him?

I didn’t really get to guard him because I was sick. But he is a creative scorer.

You only had 6 points but 11 assists. How important was it for your game to experience a game like that? You only took 5 shots but impacted the game with your playmaking.

Yes I had a running fever and I didn’t have the energy to really create open shots for myself so I was just able to find my teammates for open shots.

You next play 2-6 team Bremerhaven. What will be key to getting win`?

Defensively just getting stops and moving the ball on offense.

Thanks Toru for the chat.